THE ROLES OF ABSTINENCE AND CONTRACEPTION IN DECLINING PREGNANCY RATES/SANTELLI ET AL. RESPOND

THE ROLES OF ABSTINENCE AND CONTRACEPTION IN DECLINING PREGNANCY RATES/SANTELLI ET AL. RESPOND

The authors calculated a contraceptive risk index (the weighted average of estimated "typical use" failure rates for contraceptive methods reportedly used at last intercourse), assuming this index accurately reflects the risk of pregnancy among sexually active adolescents.

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of public health (1971) 2007-06, Vol.97 (6), p.969
Hauptverfasser: Mann, Joshua R, Stine, Curtis, Santelli, John S, Laura Duberstein Lindberg
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abstinence
Birth control
Changes
Editors
Health care
Letters to the editor
Preventive medicine
Public health
Sexual behavior
Sexual intercourse
Teenage pregnancy
Teenagers
Trends
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Zusammenfassung:The authors calculated a contraceptive risk index (the weighted average of estimated "typical use" failure rates for contraceptive methods reportedly used at last intercourse), assuming this index accurately reflects the risk of pregnancy among sexually active adolescents.
ISSN:0090-0036